The Natural Bridge

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The Natural Bridge
Studio album by Silver Jews
Released	October 1, 1996
Recorded	July 1996
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	35:43
Label	Drag City
Producer	Rian Murphy, Shadwell Cougars & Silver Jews
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Silver Jews chronology
Starlite Walker (1994) The Natural Bridge (1996) American Water (1998)

The Natural Bridge is the second full-length studio album by indie-rock group the Silver Jews. Released in 1996 as an LP and CD on Drag City (DC101) in America and Domino (WIG28) in Europe, The Natural Bridge was engineered and mixed by Michael Deming and Thom Monahan and features cover art by Mike Flood. Featured musicians include: David Berman; Matt Hunter; Rian Murphy; Peyton Pinkerton; and Michael Deming.

Some tracks on the album were originally recorded using members of the Scud Mountain Boys as Berman's backing band, but scrapped. None of these recordings have ever been released, and were rumored to have been destroyed.^[1]

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All tracks composed by David Berman

1. "How to Rent a Room"
2. "Pet Politics"
3. "Black and Brown Blues"
4. "Ballad of Reverend War Character"
5. "The Right to Remain Silent"
6. "Dallas"
7. "Inside the Golden Days of Missing You"
8. "Albemarle Station"
9. "The Frontier Index"
10. "Pretty Eyes"

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